Popular Mechanics for Kids
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Season 2

Air Date

September 20, 1998

Episodes

22 episodes

Popular Mechanics for Kids

Season 2

Episodes

1. Fly At Your Own Risk

September 20, 1998
23 min

Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel.

2. North Pole

September 26, 1998
23 min

Elisha puts on her parka and heads way up North on a lone journey into the fascinating world of the Inuit people.

3. Whodunnit!?

October 3, 1998
23 min

Tyler and Elisha want nothing but the truth as they help detectives survey a crime scene.

4. Gross Out

October 10, 1998
23 min

Elisha and Tyler discover our wonderfully disgusting world when they visit a recycling plant that turns rotten leftovers into animal food.

5. Ocean Adventures

October 17, 1998
23 min

Tyler goes solo and embarks on a wild adventure in the ocean.

6. Police Force

October 24, 1998
23 min

Tyler joins the L.A.P.D to learn how to handle a car safely in a high-speed chase and learns how to fire a gun in a reflex-test.

7. Sports: Riding, Gliding and Sliding

October 30, 1998
23 min

Tyler and Elisha set out to conquer the elements.

8. FX!

November 7, 1998
23 min

Enter the wonderful world of make-believe as Tyler and Elisha explain the secrets of moviemaking.

9. Earth Power

November 14, 1998
23 min

Elisha hovers above the Kilauea volcano, Tyler gets blown away by a tornado and Charlie shows us how to make a fake hurricane.

10. Talk To the Animals

November 21, 1998
23 min

Check out the world of animal training as Elisha and Tyler meet a biologist.

11. After Dark

November 28, 1998
23 min

Elisha learns how to make neon lights and Tyler is wired up in a sleep lab to learn how active our brains are during sleep.

12. Emergency Rescues!

December 5, 1998
23 min

The co-hosts race against time to make some daring rescues including a person who is buried in an avalanche!

13. Under the Big Top

December 12, 1998
23 min

Elisha goes to circus school and discovers just how much effort it takes to walk a tightrope.

14. Zero Gravity

December 19, 1998
23 min

Elisha operates one of the world's largest optic infrared telescopes and experiences negative gravity and weightlessness.

15. Swamps and Gators

December 26, 1998
23 min

Our thrill-seeking co-hosts take us on a journey inside swamplands, one of nature's most eerie universes.

16. Mega Trucks

January 2, 1999
23 min

Teens learn about science and technology.

17. Boom!

January 9, 1999
23 min

Elisha learns to set up and design a fireworks show and Tyler helps blast rocks at a quarry and learns what these materials are used to make

18. The Fastest...

January 16, 1999
23 min

In an episode that goes by faster than a speeding bullet, Tyler rides in a RamJet and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

19. Our Greatest Hits II

January 23, 1999
23 min

A collection of Tyler and Elisha's best and most exciting adventures from Season 2 of Popular Mechanics for Kids.

20. Creepy Crawlers

January 30, 1999
23 min

Tyler and Elisha discover what makes bugs both gross and fascinating.

21. Monster Trucks

February 6, 1999
23 min

Tyler and Elisha explore the world of monumental machines.

22. How Do They Do That?

February 13, 1999
23 min

The crew searches for answers to kid's most frequently asked questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.